The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (Sep 29, 2022).
- last seen Sep 28, 2019
- back Sep 29, 2022
Ovb
Ovb is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 26th of 29 at the West Bottoms BBQ Contest (2019). They finished #1309 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 28, 2019
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (156.83)
Road miles
20
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
643.58 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 165.1316 | 165.69 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 158.8000 | 161.67 | top 76% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 158.8112 | 159.39 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 155.3828 | 156.83 | top 86% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
518
finished ahead 96 times, behind 439
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 28, 2019 → Sep 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest West Bottoms BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score647.8628 West Bottoms BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2400 West Bottoms BBQ Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 412 / 505 (639.2916) | 308 (165.1316) | 422 (158.8000) | 397 (159.9772) | 416 (155.3828) |
| Sep 28, 2019 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 26 / 29 (647.8628) | 22 (166.2400) | 20 (164.5372) | 28 (158.8112) | 26 (158.2744) |